How many words start with LE?

This page lists 894 words starting with LE, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words Starting With LE

All 894 words in our dictionary that begin with LE, sorted by Scrabble score. Use them to open a word on the board or fill a crossword clue.

894 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

lexicalizations33 lexicalization32 lexicographical32 lexicalizing31 leukodystrophy30 lexicalized30 lexicographic30 lexicography30 lexicalizes29 lexicographers29 lexicographies29 lexicalize28 lexicographer28 legitimatizing27 legitimizations27 legitimatized26 legitimization26 lezzy26 legitimatizes25 legitimizing25 lezzies25 legitimatize24 legitimized24 legitimizers24 lepidopterology24 lexicalisations24 lezzes24 lezzie24 leatherbacks23 legalizations23 legitimizer23 legitimizes23 leprechaunish23 letterboxings23 leukocytosises23 leukoplakic23 levelheadedness23 lexicalisation23 lexicologists23 lexicology23 leachability22 leatherback22 legalization22 legitimize22 leptocephalus22 lespedezas22 lethargically22 letterboxing22 leukaemogeneses22 leukaemogenesis22 leukoplakias22 lexicality22 lexicologies22 lexicologist22 leachabilities21 leafhoppers21 leathernecks21 legalizing21 legislatorships21 leptocephali21 lespedeza21 letterboxed21 leukemogeneses21 leukemogenesis21 leukemogenic21 leukocytic21 leukocytoses21 leukocytosis21 leukoplakia21 lexicalities21 lexically21 leafhopper20 leapfrogging20 leatherneck20 lecherousnesses20 legalistically20 legalized20 legalizers20 legislatively20 legislatorship20 lemminglike20 lengthways20 leukopoietic20 leapfrogged19 leatherleaves19 leatherwoods19 lechayims19 lecherously19 lectureships19 legalizer19 legalizes19 lepidopterists19 letterspacings19 leukocytes19 levelheaded19 leakproof18 leasebacks18 leatherlike18 leatherwood18 lechayim18 lecherousness18 lectureship18 leechlike18 legalize18 legitimacy18 legitimately18 leishmaniases18 leishmaniasis18 lekythoi18 lekythos18 lekythus18 lepidopterans18 lepidopterist18 lepidopterous18 leprechauns18 letterspacing18 leukocyte18 leukopenic18 leukopoieses18 leukopoiesis18 leukorrheal18 leukorrheas18 leukotomy18 levorotatory18 lexemic18 leaderships17 leadworks17 leafstalks17 leafworms17 leaseback17 leatherleaf17 lecithinases17 lectotypes17 legateships17 legitimacies17 lekythi17 lengthinesses17 lengthwise17 lepidopteran17 leprechaun17 leptospiroses17 leptospirosis17 leukemics17 leukopenias17 leukorrhea17 leukotomies17 lexicons17 leachable16 leadership16 leadscrews16 leadwork16 leafstalk16 leafworm16 leaseholders16 lecithinase16 lectotype16 lecythis16 lecythus16 legateship16 legendarily16 legerdemains16 legibility16 legislatives16 legitimating16 legitimations16 legitimising16 legitimisms16 legworks16 lehayims16 leishmanial16 leishmanias16 lengthening16 lengthily16 lenitively16 lepidoptera16 leprosariums16 letterforms16 letterspaces16 leucocidins16 leukaemias16 leukemic16 leukemoid16 leukopenia16 leukotrienes16 leviathans16 levorotary16 lexemes16 lexical16 lexicon16 leadoffs15 leadscrew15 leafletting15 leaflike15 leakinesses15 leapfrogs15 leaseholder15 leastways15 leatherettes15 lebensraums15 lechering15 lechery15 lechwes15 lectionary15 lecythi15 leftovers15 leftward15 leftwing15 legerdemain15 legibilities15 legislative15 legitimated15 legitimation15 legitimators15 legitimised15 legitimism15 legwork15 lehayim15 leishmania15 leisurelinesses15 leitmotifs15 leitmotivs15 lemniscates15 lemongrasses15 lengthened15 lengtheners15 lengthiness15 lentiviruses15 leopardesses15 lepromatous15 leprosarium15 leptospiral15 leptospires15 lesbianisms15 lethality15 lethargic15 lethargy15 letterform15 letterheads15 letterpresses15 letterspace15 leucocidin15 leucoplasts15 leukaemia15 leukemias15 leukotriene15 leveraging15 leviathan15 levigating15 levigations15 levitational15 levodopas15 levogyre15 lexeme15 lexica15 leachates14 leachiest14 leaching14 leachy14 leadoff14 leafleteers14 leafleting14 leafletted14 leakily14 leapfrog14 learnednesses14 leaseholds14 leatherette14 leathering14 leathery14 leavenings14 lebensraum14 lechered14 lecheries14 lecherous14 lechwe14 lecithins14 lectionaries14 lederhosen14 leeching14 leftover14 legendary14 legislatorial14 legitimates14 legitimator14 legitimises14 legitimists14 leitmotif14 leitmotiv14 lekvars14 lemniscate14 lengthener14 lengthiest14 lengthy14 lepidolites14 leprously14 leptosomes14 leptospire14 lesbianism14 letching14 lethalities14 lethally14 lethargies14 letterhead14 leucemic14 leucoplast14 leukemia14 leukomas14 leukotic14 levelnesses14 leveraged14 levigated14 levigation14 leviratic14 levitating14 levitations14 levodopa14 levying14 lewdnesses14 leachate13 leached13 leachers13 leachier13 leadennesses13 leadplants13 leadworts13 leafleted13 leafleteer13 leakages13 leakiness13 learnedly13 leasehold13 leathered13 leavening13 leching13 lecithin13 leeched13 leeringly13 leeways13 leftish13 leftisms13 legalistic13 legendry13 legginesses13 legibly13 legionary13 legionnaires13 legislating13 legislations13 legislatures13 legitimate13 legitimise13 legitimist13 leguminous13 leisureliness13 lekvar13 lemmings13 lemniscal13 lemniscus13 lemongrass13 lemonish13 lengthens13 lengthier13 leniency13 lentivirus13 leopardess13 lepidolite13 leptosome13 letched13 letterpress13 leucemias13 leukoma13 levanting13 levelling13 levelly13 leverages13 leviable13 levigates13 levitated13 levitation13 lewdly13 leacher12 leaches12 leadenly12 leadplant12 leadwort12 leafages12 leaguering12 leakage12 leakiest12 leaking12 leakless12 leaky12 learnedness12 leashing12 leastwise12 leavened12 leavings12 leched12 lechers12 lecturing12 leeboards12 leeches12 leewards12 leeway12 leftism12 legacy12 legalising12 legalisms12 legality12 legendries12 legerity12 leghorns12 legionaries12 legionnaire12 legislated12 legislation12 legislators12 legislature12 leglike12 leisurely12 lemming12 lemnisci12 lemonades12 lempiras12 lemuroids12 lengthen12 leniencies12 leniently12 lenitives12 lentamente12 lenticular12 lenticules12 lentisks12 lentissimo12 lepidotes12 leporidae12 leprosaria12 leprosy12 leprotic12 leptonic12 leptotenes12 letches12 letdowns12 leucemia12 leucitic12 leucomas12 leukoses12 leukosis12 levanted12 levanters12 levatores12 leveeing12 leveling12 levelled12 levellers12 levelness12 leverage12 levering12 levigate12 levirates12 levitates12 levity12 levuloses12 lewdness12 lewisites12 lewissons12 lexes12 lexis12 lez12 leadenness11 leaderless11 leadsman11 leadsmen11 leafage11 leafiest11 leafing11 leafless11 leaflets11 leafy11 leaguered11 leaked11 leakers11 leakier11 learnable11 leashed11 leathern11 leathers11 leaviest11 leaving11 leavy11 lecher11 leches11 lectured11 lecturers11 leeboard11 leeward11 leftists11 lefty11 legacies11 legalised11 legalism11 legalities11 legally11 legerities11 legginess11 leggings11 leghorn11 legislates11 legislator11 legrooms11 legumins11 leistering11 lemmata11 lemonade11 lemony11 lempira11 lemuroid11 lendable11 lengths11 leniences11 lenitive11 lenticels11 lenticule11 lentigines11 lentisk11 leopards11 leotarded11 lepidote11 leporids11 leprosies11 leptotene11 letdown11 letterings11 letterman11 lettermen11 leucoma11 leukons11 levanter11 levators11 leveled11 levelers11 leveller11 levered11 leverets11 levirate11 levitate11 levities11 levulins11 levulose11 lewdest11 lewisite11 lewisson11 leach10 leadings10 leadman10 leadmen10 leafed10 leafier10 leaflet10 leaguing10 leaker10 leannesses10 leaping10 learnings10 leasable10 leashes10 leather10 leaved10 leavens10 leavers10 leavier10 lecterns10 lections10 lecturer10 lectures10 ledgiest10 ledgy10 leech10 leerily10 leftest10 lefties10 leftist10 legaleses10 legalises10 legalists10 legating10 legations10 leggiero10 leggiest10 legging10 leggy10 legible10 legislate10 legroom10 legumes10 legumin10 leistered10 lemmas10 lemurine10 length10 lenience10 lenticel10 leopard10 leporid10 leporine10 lesbians10 lessening10 lessoning10 letch10 lethals10 lethean10 lettering10 lettuces10 leucines10 leucites10 leukon10 levants10 levator10 leveed10 leveler10 leveret10 levied10 leviers10 levulin10 levy10 lewder10 lewises10 lex10 leadiest9 leading9 leadless9 leady9 leagued9 leaguers9 leaks9 leally9 lealty9 leanings9 leanly9 leaped9 leapers9 learning9 leasings9 leaven9 leaver9 leaves9 lech9 lectern9 lectins9 lection9 lectors9 lecture9 ledgers9 ledgier9 leeks9 lefter9 legalese9 legalise9 legalist9 legated9 legatees9 legatine9 legation9 legators9 legends9 legged9 leggier9 leggins9 legman9 legmen9 legongs9 legume9 lehuas9 leisured9 lemma9 lemures9 lending9 lenitions9 lenity9 lensman9 lensmen9 lentando9 leotards9 leprose9 leprous9 leptons9 lesbian9 lesioned9 lessened9 lessoned9 lethal9 lethes9 lettered9 letterers9 lettuce9 leucine9 leucins9 leucite9 levant9 levees9 levels9 levers9 levier9 levies9 levins9 leaded8 leaders8 leadier8 leafs8 leaguer8 leagues8 leak8 lealties8 leaning8 leanness8 leaper8 leariest8 learned8 learners8 leary8 leash8 leasing8 leave8 lebens8 lectin8 lector8 ledger8 ledges8 leek8 leeriest8 leering8 leery8 lefts8 legatee8 legates8 legator8 legatos8 legend8 leggin8 legions8 legists8 legless8 legong8 lehrs8 lehua8 leisters8 leisures8 leke8 leks8 leku8 lemans8 lemons8 lemurs8 lenders8 lenities8 lenition8 lensing8 lensless8 lentic8 lentigo8 lentoid8 leotard8 lepers8 lepton8 lethe8 letterer8 letting8 letups8 leucin8 levee8 level8 lever8 levin8 lewd8 lewis8 leaden7 leader7 leaf7 league7 leaned7 leaners7 leanest7 leaps7 leapt7 learier7 learner7 leased7 leasers7 leben7 ledge7 leered7 leerier7 left7 legals7 legate7 legato7 legers7 legion7 legist7 legits7 lehr7 leister7 leisure7 lek7 leman7 lemon7 lemur7 lender7 lenient7 lensed7 lentils7 leonine7 leper7 lepta7 lesions7 lessees7 lessens7 lessons7 lessors7 letted7 letters7 letup7 leudes7 leva7 levo7 leys7 leads6 leaner6 leap6 learns6 learnt6 leaser6 leases6 leasts6 legal6 leger6 leges6 legit6 lends6 lenses6 lenten6 lentil6 lentos6 leones6 lept6 lesion6 lessee6 lessen6 lesser6 lesson6 lessor6 letter6 leuds6 lev6 ley6 lead5 leans5 leant5 learn5 lears5 lease5 least5 leers5 leets5 legs5 lend5 lenes5 lenis5 lenos5 lense5 lento5 leone5 leud5 leal4 lean4 lear4 leas4 led4 leer4 lees4 leet4 leg4 leis4 leno4 lens4 lent4 less4 lest4 lets4 lea3 lee3 lei3 let3 leu3

Playing words that start with LE

Leading with LE lets you hook onto open columns and reach premium squares. Scan the high-scoring entries above first — they offer the best return when you have the tiles.

A quick statistical tour

A few numbers before you scroll: the 894 words here run from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (160 entries). Wordle players have 61 five-letter options, and there are 150 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is LEXICALIZATIONS at 33 points before multipliers.

The five biggest scorers on the page: LEXICALIZATIONS (33), LEXICALIZATION (32), LEXICOGRAPHICAL (32), LEXICALIZING (31), LEUKODYSTROPHY (30). The longest entry is LECHEROUSNESSES at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 12 points. Letter-wise, L is the workhorse — it appears in 894 of these words, ahead of E (894) and S (471).

Start with these three

LEA earns 3 points from just 3 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
LEE — 3 letters for 3 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
When the rack looks hopeless, LEI (3 letters, 3 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: LET (3), LEU (3), LEAL (4), LEAN (4), LEAR (4).

Learning words through LE

If you are studying English, LE is a high-leverage chunk: instead of memorising each word cold, anchor the LE pattern and let the surrounding letters vary. Word-game players get a parallel benefit — when a crossword grid or a Wordle guess reveals the LE sequence, this page is the complete candidate pool, already sorted by Scrabble value.

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